Exit Criteria
To successfully complete the internship, the intern must meet the following minimal requirements:
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Satisfy requirements for total training time of at least 2000 hours which include: initial assessment, intake, crisis/urgent coverage, individual/couples counseling, group counseling, outreach and consultation, providing and receiving supervision, completion of one concentrated training area, administrative/paperwork, and participation in intern seminars, staff meetings, case conference, and other professional development activities. At least 25% of these hours (500) must be earned through direct service. Direct service includes counseling (individual, couples and group), intake, initial assessment, and crisis/urgent coverage; provision of supervision; and outreach and consultation. It is expected that interns complete eight outreach programs with four programs being within the intern’s Concentrated Training Area; and two formal case presentations to the CAPS staff.
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Adhere to the APA ethical guidelines and to the State of Nebraska Regulations, Statutes, and Licensing Laws.
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Complete all clinical/administrative paperwork in a timely manner and review these materials with supervisor(s) before the end of the internship.
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Satisfy all competency requirements of the internship. This may include successfully completing any remediation requirements instituted during the internship year.
- Receive evaluations indicating sufficient achievement of required competencies.
Approval to pass the doctoral internship requires that an intern receives level 3 (minimally proficient) or higher on all the competency items by mid-term Formal Review and a 5 (proficient) or higher on all competency items by the end-of-the-year Formal Review for satisfactory performance. In addition, the intern must not receive more than two ratings at a level 1 (Not Acceptable) on any of the items in the Midterm Formal Review or more than one rating at a level 1 at the end-of the-year Formal Review.
Possible outcomes include:-
giving the intern a limited endorsement, specifying settings in which he/she could function adequately
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communicating to the intern and academic department/program that the trainee has not successfully completed the internship
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